the Happy in my City

We

had

a

pretty

great

day.

Fun, Food, Friends, & Family.

It all started with monkey bread, made by Shelbie and her friend Kacey (my "3rd daughter").

My parents came over, and we picked muscadine grapes from our vines.

{and maybe I drank some wine, to take the edge off the parental-visit-induced crazy. Maybe.}

{Someone was hiding under the grape vines....}

We all walked around the yard, looking at the garden and the rose bushes.

I made two huge pots of chicken & dumplings,

to feed my family, two of the kids' friends, and my parents.

And now, my teenagers are at the movies;

Shelbie, Tim, and Kacey, the 3rd daughter.

As for me, I am full of The Happy.

I hope you had a wonderful Sunday in Your City!

Sometimes

Sometimes I go through rough spots. Everyone does. Some rougher than others. It's only natural to complain. To wonder why. Sometimes I gripe and moan and wonder why me?
And then.....sigh.
And then.

I read about this.




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Or this.



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And this.

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And I know that I am blessed, and need to shut my mouth and give thanks for what I have, and prayers for all of those in need. For there are so very many out there who are suffering, struggling, grieving, barely surviving.

And then I'm back again to wondering, why?

Friday Fragments ~ All Over the Place!

Good Friday morning! This week has been kind of 'meh' and I'm ready for the weekend.
As most of you know, Mrs 4444's hosts Friday Fragments every Friday. She says it will help clear your head and unclutter your mind, and I am ALL ABOUT THAT! So off I go.





~~> Speaking of Friday Fragments, I was one of Mrs 4444's Favorite Friday Fragmenters from last week! This is my second time receiving this honor. I'd like to thank the Academy....no seriously, my BFF Danielle for giving me that Fragment! She is a HOOT!


~~> Do you like my kitten divider I'm using this week? There's a reason I chose that one. We have a new family member!
Meet Elayna's new kitten, Misty.



I only planned on taking a couple of pics of her, but I swear, this cat posed, smiled, winked, and turned it into a total photo shoot! So there will be more pics to come!





~~> I'm sure that a lot of you already know about Monkey, but since the blogosphere is so vast, I wanted to make sure and talk about her here. Monkey is the daughter of a blogger, Momma's Pixie Dreams, and she was just diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. This family needs our prayers and support!




~~> Tonight is Shelbie's 8th Grade Social. Or as I've nicknamed it, Mini Prom. These girls go all out! I think it will be a really fun experience. {I also think my debit card shed a tear after all the shopping I've done. Or maybe that was sweat I saw? Not sure.} Anyway....pictures to come next week!




~~> Other than that, we have no plans this weekend. None. And I am very happy about that!



~~> If you missed my posts from earlier this week, please go back and check out the Snail Mail Project that I have started. I'm very excited about it! I'll be matching up partners next week, but there's no deadline to enter; it's an ongoing project and as long as people sign up, they will get matched up! It's going to be FUN!







~~> And I do believe that's a wrap. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! And don't forget to visit Mrs 4444's at Half Past Kissin' Time for more Friday Fragments.